July 4, 2019
A Green New Deal for Canada — what’s next?
Over 150 town halls were held across the country in May and June. On today’s rabble radio, we hear about what was accomplished and what the next steps are.
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July 4, 2019
A Green New Deal for Canada — what's next?
In May and June, over a hundred groups across the country came together for town hall meetings to discuss climate change and what a Green New Deal for Canada could look like. And the energy continues – there are still a few town halls happening in the month of July. This week, a report was posted…
June 20, 2019
The legacy of the Winnipeg General Strike — 100 years later
Michael Welch of the Global Research News Hour talks about what it accomplished with labour historian Julia Guard and anti-poverty activists Harold Dyck and John Clarke.
May 17, 2019
Preventing genocide through education
Heidi Berger, daughter of a Holocaust survivor and founder of the Foundation for Genocide Education, talks about why her new genocide education program for high school students is necessary.
May 9, 2019
‘Outside In’ — Libby Davies reflects on her life of social justice and public service
In her new book, long time NDP MP Libby Davies shares some thoughts about social justice, political life and her career in municipal and federal politics.
May 9, 2019
'Outside In' — Libby Davies reflects on her life of social justice and public service
With the federal election just six months away, new candidates are putting their names forward to run. And some familiar names we’ve seen during many campaigns have assessed their future and decided it’s time to move on to the next phase of their lives. Either way, it’s a hard decision. Libby Davies knows firsthand what it’s…
May 9, 2019
'Outside In' — Libby Davies reflects on her life of social justice and public service
With the federal election just six months away, new candidates are putting their names forward to run. And some familiar names we’ve seen during many campaigns have assessed their future and decided it’s time to move on to the next phase of their lives. Either way, it’s a hard decision. Libby Davies knows firsthand what it’s…
April 26, 2019
‘Music for the Changing Voice’ demonstrates that music can heal fractured hearts
Alyssa Wright, a singer-songwriter and cellist from Barrie, Ontario, talks about how her new show helped her heal from sexual abuse and deal with painful memories.
April 26, 2019
'Music for the Changing Voice' demonstrates that music can heal fractured hearts
We don’t usually have a lot of music on rabble podcasts, and we’re happy that rabble radio is full of music on this week’s show. It’s a difficult theme though, related to a painful, personal story of childhood sexual abuse. Which makes it all the more important to do a program about it because a lot of the…
April 26, 2019
'Music for the Changing Voice' demonstrates that music can heal fractured hearts
We don’t usually have a lot of music on rabble podcasts, and we’re happy that rabble radio is full of music on this week’s show. It’s a difficult theme though, related to a painful, personal story of childhood sexual abuse. Which makes it all the more important to do a program about it because a lot of the…
April 18, 2019
Eighteen years old already? Happy birthday, rabble!
If rabble was a person, she could vote! rabble staffers share thoughts about what we should be thinking about now that we’re all grown up.
April 12, 2019
‘A New Kind of Union’: New book explores the first five years in the history of Unifor
Fred Wilson played a major role in the creation of Unifor. In his new book, he reflects on the first five years of one of Canada’s newest unions’ often turbulent history.